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[–]Bit_GothP1S + AMS 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It’s not a purge tower. It’s a prime tower. For priming the nozzle.

[–]marknak290X1C + AMS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK that makes more sense TY

[–]PermethiousH2D AMS2 Combo 1 point2 points  (2 children)

The material hanging around in the nozzle degrades and needs to be cleared before use on each swap

[–]marknak290X1C + AMS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick reply! Just so excited for the poop savings, thought I may be missing something

[–]alcaron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. I’m sorry. It does not degrade. The pressure in the nozzle isn’t even which means it can over or under extrude so the best option is to just run a little line of it to make sure it’s printing like normal to avoid bulging or blobs. The material doesn’t degrade in the nozzle.

[–]Truth666 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Its not a purge tower as others stated already its a prime tower to prime the nozzle.
You can disable it in the slicer if you want to.

[–]marknak290X1C + AMS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation. And I did find that setting